General A&P

Question 1

What are the three body planes?

Answer 1

Sagittal, Coronal, Transverse

Question 2

What is the difference between medial and lateral?

Answer 2

Medial = nearer to the midline of the body.
Lateral = further away from the
body’s midline, at the sides.

EX: In anatomical position, the thumb is lateral to the little finger, and the little finger is medial to the thumb.

Question 3

What does proximal mean and what term of anatomic direction is the opposite?

Answer 3

Proximal = closer to the center of the body.

Distal = further away from the center of the body.

The knee is distal to the hip and the hip is proximal to the knee. |

Question 4

What do the terms anterior, posterior, superior, and inferior mean, respectively?

Answer 4

Anterior = structures in front.
Posterior = structures behind
Superior = above, or closer to the head.
Inferior = below, or closer to the feet.

Question 5

What are the abdominal quadrants?

Answer 5

RUQ: Right upper
RLQ: Right lower
LUQ: Left upper
LLQ: Left lower